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Show LANDON, HOOVER CONTEST SEEN WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 lV Alf M. London's return to the political wars suggested to some observers today the possibility of a spirited contest between him and Herbert Hoover for active leadership of ths Republican party. The Kanaan's radio speech criticising criti-cising Roosevelt policies cam In th midst of effort by th former president to rally aentiment for a midterm party convention neat ear. J Landon haa been reported cool to the Hoover convention Idea and did not mention it last night. While he was speaking, th National Na-tional Republican club In New York deferred a vote on unreserved Indorsement of th proposal. Ths resolution, offered by former Rep-resentattv Rep-resentattv William 8. Bonnet, brought this objection from Andrew i. Humphrey, a charter member: "Mr. Hoover and Mr. London are n opposit sides of this question, and there Is rivalry for control of th next regular convention. We should tr clear at this time of any unreserved action." The Republican national committee commit-tee will meet in Chicago November S to vote on holding the unusual convsntion, which would be a prelude prel-ude to th IBM congressional campaign. cam-paign. George A. Ball, 74. millionaire industrialist, in-dustrialist, resigned last night, as committeeman from Indiana. He said he could not take part In the campaign "with that vigor conditions condi-tions call for." Opposition to the convention proposal pro-posal was expressed yesterday by Senator Borah (R., Idaho) and former for-mer Senator Watson of Indiana. Landon last night discussed current cur-rent issue in his first major speech inc the 193 election. Roosevelt Criticised Observers noted a close parallel between Landon' criticisms of Rooaevelt policies and those voiced from time to time by Senator Van-denberg Van-denberg R., Mich.). Landon tressed demands for revision of the social security and Wagner labor la-bor laws, which Vandenberg has been seeking. Congressional observer also noted not-ed a similarity between Landon's criticism of the Roosevelt policy with reference to Japan and that voiced in a statement by Senator Johnson (R., CaU. Both asked In effect how far the president intends to go In his proposal pro-posal to cuarantina the far eastern war. These two expressions, together with similar commenta from other Republicans, foreshadowed an almost al-most united Republican attack at th coming special session on the administration course in th 8kio-Japanese 8kio-Japanese conflict. |